Alief Elsik High School - Ramblings Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Fast Times at Elsik High apathy: Senior feeling Hair-rendous styles Warmin’ up A new awareness of physical fitness boomed through the halls of Elsik. People began jogging, exercising and working out in their spare time. Of course, people had to dress for the occasion - legwarmers, leotards, tights, and sweats became everyday apparel. Of these fads only legwarmers were worn to school because of our AISD dress code, but off campus, exercise clothes were the rage. 18: the age of legality later days: later on A favorite fad was buttons as shown by Justus Taylor as he modeled some of the more popular ones. A popular style. infamous: badly famous B.F.E.: far away (boonies) Hair. The variety was there - wavy, curly, straight, blonde, brun- ette. red. Punker’s hair ranged from pink to purple to bright yellow and always stuck up at least 2 inches. Preppic hair was a bit more The newest thing in hair. conservative - neat short, basic colors. These were the extremes, and most people fit somewhere in between. Girl’s hair usually ranged from short to shoulder length and was worn permed, curled, naturally curly or sometimes just plain straight. For guys, it was just below the cars, but ranged from the burr to shoulder length hair neatly groomed. The rule for hair is: almost anything goes. Hair-rendous! 122 Student Life

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Alief on Parade Everyone loves a parade and Elsik students are no exception ! The Band, Revellicrs and Cheerleaders participated in the Alief Autumn Festival parade. The Alief Autumn Festival isan annual celebration held every October to announce the coming of Fall to Alief. It begins with the parade starting at Chancellor Elementary and ends at the Alief Athletic Complex. Participants in the parade arc various drill teams, bands, cheerleaders, dance companies, area merchants, congress- men, radio station DJ's. and area police and fire department personnel. The Festival itself takes place at Amity Park, the permanent location of the previous eight festivals. At Amity Park you can enjoy the many sights and sounds that go on all weekend, such as a variety of foods, merchants selling their wares and the country-western dance on Saturday night. The Festival proves to be a big success every year. The Foley's Thanksgiving Day Parade is also an annual parade that the Revics and Band perform in. The parade was televised on Channel 11 this year. This is an Honor for Elsik, because in order to perform in the parade one must be asked by invitation only. by Christy Mata Cheerleaders chant before the parade. C. DuPlain photo Camera Shy? Revies before the parade. C. Bell photo Fighting.against the wind to do her best in the Foley s Thanksgiving Day Parade is Karen Bauer. P. Kufile photo Parades 121

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“New-Wavers” New Wave music has made a big splash at Elsik in the last couple of years. It just this year became an influence on the dress of Elsik’s students. New Wavers prided themselves on their many unusual clothes and hairstyles that made them unique. Cropped and dyed hair became more normal as the year went by. They went for the more casual look of jeans and decorated t-shirts. Their accessories also set them apart - buttons, safety pins, chains, and bandanas just to name a few. And so a new clique was formed. it’s been real: fun, but not real fun New Wavers: non-violent punkers. whipped: hooked on someone Cuddly creatures Those adorable little creatures that helped us escape into unreality have become extremely popular. Everywhere you looked there was an E.T. shirt, a Garfield Poster ora little Smurf playing football or tennis. E.T. is the Extra-Terrestrial being who is so ugly that he’s cute. Garfield is the laziest cat. Smurfs arc cute little blue beings that bring happiness and peace to the world. News and blues Several things happened this year that made headlines in our newspapers. The biggest event was the Extra-Strength Tylenol Tragedy”. It started in Chicago in the fall of’82 when someone tampered with the capsules by adding cyanide to them and then placing the product back on the shelf. The results were devastating - seven people lost their lives. A recession plagued the country creating unemployment and hard times for everyone. President Reagan, who was elected in 1980. cut back on various social programs, including social security and college funding. The Equal Rights Amendment was defeated in the second session of the 97th Congress - it failed to receive the two-thirds vote it needed to pass. Texas brought back capitol punishment by having the first man to be executed by lethal injection. On a more positive note. Kathy Whitmycr was sworn in as Houston's first female mayor. Eye of the Tiger We Got the Beat Centerfold Up Where We Belong Open Arms Freeze Frame Everybody Wants You Only Time Will Tell Don’t You Want Me Heat of the Moment Don’t Stop Believing Rock the Casbah Pressure Hurt So Good New Wave Goody Two I Want Candy Space Age TV Nobody Still Taking Chances Sure Feels Like Close Enough to Just You 3nd I Hey Baby Like Nothing Ever Happened Some Memories Just Won’t Die Fool Hearted Memory Love Will Turn You Around Fads and Fashion 123